The update includes the following components and features that improve wireless support in Windows Vista: Bluetooth version 2.1 support, Unified Pairing user interface, Windows Connect Now updates. The interesting part of the Microsoft KnowledgeBase article is how you acquire the update. No, it is not available on the website directly. And no, it is not available using Windows Updates, Microsoft Updates or Automatic Updates.

Users have to contact their computer manufacturer to get the update. Am I the only person that thinks that this distribution method is questionable and impracticable ? Microsoft is displaying a list of manufacturers divided into three parts on the article’s website. When you click on one you get a huge list of hardware vendors. Now, who do you call when you build the computer yourself ? The company that created the motherboard, cpu, network adapter ?

What did Microsoft think by choosing this distribution system ?